From Stage to Success: Pascalle Bergmans' Transformation & Insights on Getting Paid for Public Speaking Pascalle Bergmans shares her journey from being a West End musical theatre performer to becoming a successful public speaking coach. After a stroke ended her theatre career, she navigated through corporate jobs and severe mental health challenges before founding Presentales. Pascalle discusses the importance of having a self-image aligned with one’s ideal self, the difficulties of unpaid speaking gigs, and offers actionable insights on how to get compensated for public speaking. She emphasises the need for a signature talk, marketing assets, and exploring B2B opportunities. Pascalle passionately advocates for gender pay equality in the public speaking industry. Timestamps   .00:00 The Journey of Self-Worth and Fulfillment 00:49 Introduction to No B******t Talks Podcast 01:28 Meet Pascalle Bergmans: From Stage to Corporate 02:46 The Stroke: A Life-Altering Event 05:48 Rehabilitation and Rediscovery 13:12 Corporate Struggles and Identity Crisis 16:18 The Birth of Pleasant Tales 24:52 The Reality of Public Speaking Industry 29:47 The Value of Speaking for Free 30:45 The Cost of Exposure 33:01 The Gender Pay Gap in Speaking 37:09 Building Your Speaking Business 39:47 Creating a Signature Talk 42:48 Marketing Yourself as a Speaker 45:56 Finding and Securing Speaking Gigs 50:56 Negotiating Your Speaking Fee 53:22 Conclusion and Contact Information 🔗 Links Mentioned in Video   📹 Watch on YouTube  https://youtu.be/UVhUm_bDU64 Sabrina’s Socials   🌏 Sabrina’s Website: https://sabrinachevannes.com 📺 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@sabrinachevannes 👩🏽‍💻 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sabrinachevannes 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/sabzyc 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/sabzyc ⏰ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/sabrinachevannes   Pascalle's Socials   🌏 Pascalle's website: http://presentales.com 👩🏽‍💻 Pascalle's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pascalle-bergmans 📸 Pascalle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pascallebergmans96